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In the name "James Smith", for example, James is the first name and Smith is the surname. Surnames in the West generally indicate that the individual belongs to a family, a tribe, or a clan, although the exact relationships vary: they may be given at birth, taken upon adoption, changed upon marriage , and so on.
First/given/forename, middle, and last/family/surname with John Fitzgerald Kennedy as example. This shows a structure typical for Anglophonic cultures (and some others). Other cultures use other structures for full names. A surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family.
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name [1] that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname.
Placed at the top of a biographical article to explain to readers which part of a name is the family name. Template parameters [Edit template data] This template prefers inline formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status Surname or family name 1 The primary element in the person's surname String required Additional name element 2 Secondary element in the person's surname ...
Place {{Surname}} at the bottom of surname pages. Do not use this template on disambiguation pages that contain other entries besides a list of people by family name. Instead categorize the disambiguation page by including the surname parameter with the {{Disambiguation}} template. For example, {{Disambiguation|surname}}.
Place {{Surname}} at the bottom of surname pages. Do not use this template on disambiguation pages that contain other entries besides a list of people by family name. Instead categorize the disambiguation page by including the surname parameter with the {{Disambiguation}} template. For example, {{Disambiguation|surname}}.
Placed at the top of a biographical article to explain to readers which part of a name is the family name. Template parameters [Edit template data] This template prefers inline formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status Surname or family name 1 The primary element in the person's surname String required Additional name element 2 Secondary element in the person's surname ...
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